TIGHT LETTUCE

Tight Lettuce

A film by Harrison Houde

Fiction

2026

94 min

French and English with English subtitles

With Emmanuel Bilodeau, Dakota Daulby, Christie Burke, France Castel, Maxim Roy, Guy Jodoin, Didier Lucien, Jennifer Khoe, Josh Cruddas, Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll

LOGLINE

Inspired by a true story, Tight Lettuce follows Joel, who documents his father Bodo's struggle with addiction, torn between the desire to confront him and the desire to cherish the time they have left.

SYNOPSIS

Inspired by a true story, Tight Lettuce is a dark comedy about Joel's (Dakota Daulby) unwavering love for his father, Bodo (Emmanuel Bilodeau), who is battling heroin and fentanyl addiction. Despite Bodo's denial and the chaos his addiction creates, Joel documents his father's struggle, hoping to inspire change. As their bond deepens, Joel can choose to confront his father or cherish the time they have left together.

Technical information

Duration: 94 minutes

Language: French and English with English subtitles

Filming: 4k - color

Ratio scope | Sound 5.1

DCP - ProRes - H264

Filming location: Canada (Quebec)

Country of action: Canada (Quebec)

Festivals and awards

30th Fantasia International Film Festival - Montreal, Canada / July 2026

Director

Harrison Houde

Biography

Winner of a Canadian Screen Award, Harrison began his acting career on Vancouver Island before expanding into directing, writing, and music. His Cannes-screened short film I Dare You, along with the festival favorite Cafe Racer, led to his feature film debut, Tissé serré. Known for his vibrant, hybrid, genre-bending style, he works between Canada, Los Angeles, and Tokyo as a true multidisciplinary artist.

Filmography

TIGHT LETTUCE, 2026

ADJONING, 11 min , 2024

VANCE, 12 min, 2023

CAFE RACER, 14 min, 2022

BUTTONWILLOW, 7 min, 2019

I DARE YOU, 15, 2026

Director's Note

In cinema, addicts are often portrayed as cautionary tales. But what happens when the addicted person is also the most magnetic one in the room? Inspired by a true story, Tight Lettuce is a son's love letter to his charismatic, funny, and irreplaceable father. The film takes an honest look at the rift that addiction creates in everyone who loves an addict. The family fragments. Relationships twist and break. And yet, love remains. It's this contradiction that we rarely see on screen. This is the film that my team and I chose to create with immense pride.

Producer

Serge Desrosiers

Biography

Co-founder, president and executive producer of Vital Productions, Serge Desrosiers is the producer behind numerous projects, including the documentaries Mon Oncle Patof (2021), Amour Cougar : au-delà du mythe (2017) and Lise Watier : une vie à entreprendre (2014), several short films such as Pacific Bell and Ange & Ovni, and Renée Beaulieu's feature film Habiter la Maison (2025). Also a director of photography, he is a leading figure in the Quebec film industry, where he has worked for nearly 30 years.

In 2009, he co-founded Vital Productions with director and content producer Sandrine Béchade, and completed training in television and film management at HEC Montréal to add production to his already extensive career.

He brings his deep knowledge of the industry to Vital Productions' projects while continuing to work as a director of photography. Serge Desrosiers also shares his expertise as a speaker in Los Angeles and Paris, notably at the American Film Market Association and Ciné-Québec. Deeply involved in his field, he has served on the boards of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, the Sainte-Adèle Chamber of Commerce, the CLD des Pays-d'en-Haut and the Canadian Society of Cinematographers.

Filmography

LES CHRYSALIDES, documentary feature, 2026

UN RENVERSEMENT, documentary feature, 2026

TIGHT LETTUCE, feature film, 2026

L'AMOUR DU GROS BALLON, documentary feature, 2026

HERBY, documentary feature, 2026

AU PIED DU MUR, documentary feature, 2026

YEGOLÉ, MON AMOUR, short documentary, 2026

RETOUR À TADOU, short film, 2025

MARCHE AU PAYS RÉEL, documentary feature, 2025

UNE DERNIÈRE CICATRICE, documentary feature, 2025

HABITER LA MAISON, feature film, 2025